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SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 1

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. 

Q. I am not sure if they (1)/ are aware in the new programme (2)/ implemented by the Government. (3)/ No error (4)

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 1

The error lies in part 2 of the sentence as the preposition 'in' is incorrect after the word 'aware' and must be replaced with 'of' as someone is aware 'of' something. 'aware of' means 'to have knowledge of something.' Option 2 is thus the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 2

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error'. 

Q. I am disappointed to (1)/ see that neither of the (2)/ websites have any offers. (3)/ No error (4)

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 2

Neither and either are singular and require singular verbs even though they seem to be referring, in a sense, to two things. Thus the plural verb 'have' is incorrect and must be replaced with the singular verb 'has. The error lies in part 3 of the sentence.

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SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 3

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

Q. The world economy is changing at a (rapidly paced) and new developments are revolutionizing the education sector.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 3

The noun 'pace' is correct here and the adjective 'rapid' is correct here as it acts upon the noun. Option 2 is thus the correct answer. The adverb 'rapidly' and the other options are incorrect here.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 4

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

Q. The new educational systems in (era of) globalization are global.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 4

The article 'the' is mandatory as the sentence is referring to something definite. The correct preposition here is 'of' as 'era' is followed with of'. Option 1 is thus the correct answer. The other options are grammatically incorrect.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 5

A sentence has been given in Active/Passive Voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice. 

Q. My teacher instructed me to write the essay again.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 5

The object is written before the subject in passive voice.

Object +verb +subject

The correct tense here is simple past tense 'was instructed' as the tense in active voice is simple past. Option 4 is thus the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 6

They were not happy with the dog in such a condition.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 6

The subject is written before the object in active voice.

subject +verb +object

The correctly structured sentence is option 3 as 'did not make' is correct here.Option 3 is thus the correct answer

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 7

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech.

Q. Reema said,"I want to sleep now."

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 7

The words in indirect speech must be followed by the word 'that' if that is not a question. The correct tense is simple past as the tense in direct speech is simple present. The word 'now' becomes 'then' in indirect speech. Option 2 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 8

A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/ Direct Speech.

Q. The teacher said,"Have you come prepared?"

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 8

Since it is a question the word 'if' must be used to frame the sentence correctly in indirect speech. The correct tense is past perfect as the tense in direct speech is present perfect. Option 3 is thus the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 9

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

Q. The company was transformed and the Ward _________ a vital role in bringing this about

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 9

The correct tense here is past perfect as the sentence talks about an activity which was completed before another activity. Generally past perfect tense is used to refer to an activity which had taken place before another one.

Eg: She had completed her task when the bell rang. When I went to their house they had completed dinner.

Option 3 is thus the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 10

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Mums the word.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 10

The correct option is option 3.
To understand the meaning better, we can use it in a sentence.

For example:
He gave me a signal to mum my words while we were standing in the principal's office.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 11

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.

Rip up old sores

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 11

The phrase ‘rip up old sores’ means to revive a quarrel which was almost forgotten. Therefore the correct answer is option 3. 

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 12

In the question below, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No improvement."

Q. If the man had a little more gluttony, then he wouldn't be so afraid of failing.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 12

The word 'gluttony' means 'habitual greed or excess in eating' and does not convey any meaning here. The meanings of the words are as follows:

Rapaciousness ⇒ Having or showing a strong or excessive desire to acquire money or possess things

Gumption ⇒ confidence and guts

Synergy ⇒ The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects

Thus option 2 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 13

In the question below, a part of the sentence is highlighted. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, choose "No improvement."

Q. The moot point is that we are not left with any other option.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 13

The word 'moot' means 'critical or debatable' and fits here correctly and needs no improvement. The meanings of the words are:
Baleful ⇒ Deadly
Voracious ⇒ Insatiable
Grotesque ⇒ Extremely ugly and strange
Thus option 4 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 14

The sentence given with blank is to be filled with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Q. The speaker kept _______ into subjects unrelated to his speech.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 14

To digest is to take in and process. To divest is to reduce or remove one's interests in something. To disgrace is to humiliate someone. To digress is to move away from the main topic of something; which is the most apt solution here. Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 15

The sentence given with blank is to be filled with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.

Q. The king had given orders to punish the _______ that went against the Church.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 15

The word 'heretics' means people that behaved against the authority of King or the Church.

Gangsters are criminals or people committing unlawful activities. Naysayers are people that are against one's actions or opinions. 'Families' is not an apt option here. Therefore, the correct answer is option 1.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 16

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it. 

Sagacious 

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 16

Correct option - 4

Firstly, let's find out the meaning of 'sagacious' :- having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgement; wise or shrewd.

Now, find the meaning of following words :-

Sleuth - a detective.

Bounty - a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.

Clearly, option 4 i.e. shrewd gives the most similar meaning of word 'sagacious'.

Hence, option 4 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 17

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button corresponding to it. 

Concatenation 

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 17

Correct option - 2

Firstly, let's find out the meaning of 'Concatenation':- a series of interconnected things; sequence.

Now, find the meaning of following words:-

Aghast - filled with horror or shock.

Integration - the action or process of integrating; interconnection. 

Reinstated - to restore someone or something to their former position or state.

Elegance - the quality of being pleasingly ingenious and simple; neatness.

Clearly, option 2 i.e. integration gives the most similar meaning of word "concatenation".

Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 18

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

Tautology 

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 18

Correct option - 3

Firstly, let's find out the meaning of 'Tautology' -a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words; repetition; periphrase; wordiness. 

Now, find the meaning of following words:-

Conciseness - Exactness; clear; straight. 

Ramification -a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event; result.

Clearly, option 3 i.e. conciseness is the most opposite in meaning to given word.

So, option 3 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 19

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding to it.

Innuendo 

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 19

Correct option - 3

Firstly, let's find out the meaning of 'Innuendo' - an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially in derogatory nature without any proof; implication; overtone. 

Now, find the meanings of following words:-

Fable - a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

Fugitive - a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.

Evidence - proof; confirmation; verification; documentation.

Here, evidence gives the most opposite meaning to given word 'innuendo'.

Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 20

To waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters. 

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 20

Correct option - 3

Let's find out the meanings of following words:-

Pent-up - emotions, energy, etc.that are unable to be expressed or released.

Strew -scatter or spread things untidily over a surface or area.

Fritter -waste of time, money, or energy on trifling matters.

Afloat - to float.

So, option 3 i.e. fritter is the word that best substitutes the given phrase.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 21

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

Q. A detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit. 

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 21

Correct option - 2

Let's find out the meaning of following words :-

Pristine - clean and fresh as if new; spotless.

Itinerary - a travel document recording a route or journey.

Zephyr  - a soft gentle breeze.

Fora - plural of forum.

So, option 2 i.e. itinerary is the word that best substitutes the given phrase.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 22

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 22

Correct option - 2
Here, option 2 gives the incorrect spelling. Its correct spelling is grandeur. It means splendour and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style; high rank or social importance. 

Now, find the meaning of following options :-

Gratuitous - Given or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.

Glutton - A person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously.

Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 23

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is incorrectly spelt. Select the incorrectly spelt word.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 23

Correct option - 3
Here, option 3 is incorrectly spelt. Its correct spelling is emancipation. It means the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.

Now, find the meaning of following words :-
Exasperation - The state of being irritated; extreme annoyance.
Clearly, option 3 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 24

In the following question, the first and the last parts of the sentences have been numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the following sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then mark the correct answer from the options given below.

1. A beautiful landscape with
P. but fill us with
Q. full of green vegetation
R. our attention
S. will not just attract
6. infinite satisfaction.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 24

Correct answer- IV
Looking at Q and S, the starter of the sentence has a conjunction with at the end which can better take an adjective full of green vegetationbut not a verb will. Thus, options 1 and 3 are eliminated. Now, in continuation with QS, attract is a verb which should take an object our attention with it. Thus, on this ground option can be removed.Thus, correct answer is 4.

CORRECT SENTENCE- A beautiful landscape with full of green vegetation will not just attract our attention but fill us with infinite satisfaction. 

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 25

In the following question, the first and the last parts of the sentences have been numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the following sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then mark the correct answer from the options given below.

1. Once upon a time
P. and enjoyed a lot
Q. to a near by hill station
R. but was very sorry
S. I went for a week’s holiday
6. when the week was over.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 25

Correct answer- 2
The starter of the sentence once upon a time should have some noun/pronoun in its continuation. Thus, options 1 and 3 are eliminated. Now, looking at other two, the sentence can not have phrase as "but was very sorry to a near by hill stations" (RQ). This is grammatically incorrect. Thus, on this ground option 4 is eliminated. Hence, correct answer is 2.

CORRECT SENTENCE- Once upon a time I went for a week’s holiday to a near by hill station and enjoyed a lot but was very sorry when the week was over.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 26

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 26

Tie, necklace and bow tie are the things which we wear around the neck whereas we wear ring in the fingers.
Hence, ‘Ring’ is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 27

In the following question, select the number which can be placed at the sign of question mark (?) from the given alternatives.

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 27

The pattern follow in each square is as follows:
151 + 22 + 13 = 15 + 4 + 1 = 20
241 + 42 + 2= 24 + 16 + 8 = 48
Similarly,
411 + 12 + 4= 41 + 1 + 64 = 106
Hence, 106 is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 28

If the following words will arrange in the sequence as they appear in the dictionary, then what will be the sequence as per the dictionary order?
1. ONLINE
2. ONCE
3. ONLY
4. ONSET
5. ONION

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 28

The sequence followed is:
2. ONCE
5. ONION
1. ONLINE
3. ONLY
4. ONSET
Hence, ‘25134’ is the correct answer.

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 29

If a mirror is placed on the line AB, then which of the answer figure is the correct image of the given figure?

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 29

If a mirror is placed along AB line, then only the top and bottom part of a given image will be interchanged in the mirror image while everything else will remain same.

Hence, option 3 is the correct mirror image of the given question. 

SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 30

P, Q and R have a partnership firm. P’s profit share is 2/3rd of the Q’s profit share and R’s share is 1/2 of the Q’s share. If total revenue is Rs. 43296 and total expense is Rs. 9899, then what will be the profit share of R?

Detailed Solution for SSC CHSL Mock Test -5 - Question 30

Net Profit = Total Revenue – Total Expense = Rs. 43296 – Rs. 9899 = Rs. 33397

Let, the profit share of Q is Rs. x.
→ P’s profit share = Rs. 2x/3
→ R’s profit share = Rs. x/2

Thus we have,
Net Profit = P’s profit share + Q’s profit share + R’s profit share
33397 = 2x/3 + x + x/2
33397 = (4x + 6x + 3x)/6
33397 = 13x/6
x = (33397 × 6)/13
= 15414
R’s share = 15414/2 = 7707
Hence, Rs. 7707 is the correct answer.

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